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HR 544 107th Congress House

To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or…

Official title: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal.

Introduced: March 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative procedureAliensCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDepartment of Justice
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DeportationFemale circumcisionGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHuman rightsInternational AffairsLawRight of asylumSex discrimination against womenWomen
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Feb 8, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 8, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-based persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 3, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 20, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 27, 2001
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 27, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 27, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 544: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-544/
MLA
"H.R. 544: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-544/.
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H.R. 544, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-544/.
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[H.R. 544: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-544/)
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